Healing From Divorce: Part 1 of 3

By Hope After BetrayalDivorce, Relationships, Uncategorized

THE SHOCKWAVE “I had an affair.” That statement literally felt like the equivalent of falling off of a 10-story building. It did not help that while I was being told this, I was driving on HWY 14 with my 5-month-old son in the backseat. The world seemed to stand still. I felt like I was having an out of body …

An Exercise In Aligning Perspectives

By Hope After Betrayalcurrent year, Relationships, Uncategorized

“I sat there stunned, scrolling through his browsing history as image after image showed a slew of underdressed athletes in suggestive poses for the camera. The familiar feelings of betrayal struck a chord in my heart as it seemed yet again, he was choosing to look for self-gratification in places other than his wife. The troubling fact was, he had …

Formal Disclosure

By Hope After BetrayalEncouragement, Relationships, Uncategorized

By Heather Davis The process of a formal therapeutic disclosure consists of the betrayer sharing the full reality of their acting out, guided and supported by their therapist, with the one who has been betrayed, who also is being supported and guided by a therapist. It is an essential step in recovery and healing from the effects of sexual addiction …

Guest Blog: Rescued from the Cave of Betrayal

Annie DemaraGrief, Relationships, Uncategorized

Cave of Betrayal “Lord, may my husband be quick to agree with You in his sin.” The words were not my own, but those of a “pray for your husband guide” that I had been following. The timing of this prayer was not a coincidence. Just a couple of hours after that sentence left my lips, I found myself fully …